Subtractor Meets Creamware ASB

This of course is just a render. I spotted it on Tommy Welsch of Anyware Instruments Facebook feed. What immediately came to mind was a Creamware ASB desktop synth. It's too bad they are gone.  It would have been interesting to see what else they could have come up with.  The Creamware Minimax and Prodyssey ASB boxes are known for sounding incredibly close to the originals and in turn, very, very good.   They also added polyphony, which made them the closest things you could get to a polyphonic Minimoog and ARP Odyssey.

When Creamware folded, Sonic Core and Use Audio were formed. Sonic Core still produces the Scope Platform which features the Minimax and Prodyssey software emulations and well as others. Use Audio released the models in their plugiator desktop hardware synth. Sonic Core also worked with John Bowen Synth Design on the Solaris.


Subtractor of course is part of Propellerhead's Reason.

Kevin Spears on Kalimba and Moog Ring Modulator

Published on Nov 15, 2012 by experimentalsynth

"Kevin Spears explores new soundscapes playing his kalimba through a Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator. More at www.experimentalsynth.com"

Gestrument Demo

Published on Nov 15, 2012 by Apps4idevicesMusic

http://www.apps4idevices.com/read/gestrument

"Wahou...!!! I love, love Gestrument! Because you can create a symphonic arrangement with one finger! 128 instruments are available in the built in library (with great sound quality). 8 instruments can play at the same time. Move your finger on the dedicated area to play notes. In the Edit window you can set 2 scales and morph between them by using a second finger on the Pad window. With your second finger you can also change the Pitch, the Rhythm (you can also set the rhythm so the notes play in the Edit window), the Dynamics and the Pulse (Density). You can also control an external Synthesizer with Gestrument. The only drawbacks are that you can't record your Performances (so share them) or import a Backing track. Note that it is only the v1.0 of Gestrument and perhaps that in a future update these features will be added... As I said at the start of this review, I really, really love Gestrument, for its originality, for it's sound quality and I'm sure I'll use it for my personal projects... So, despite what it lacks I rate it as a Killer App"

iTunes:
Gestrument - Jesper Nordin
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Raymond Scott Radio Special Featuring Jeff E. Winner, Thom Rhea & More

"To celebrate the 75th anniversary of Raymond Scott's music, Brian Carpenter will host a live 3-hour WZBC radio special on Friday, November 16th, at 7pm EST. Co-hosted by Jeff E. Winner (me) of the RS Archives, and Tom Rhea (Berklee, MOOG Music), with special guests: J.G. Thirlwell (FOETUS, STEROID MAXIMUS), DJ SPOOKY, Stu Brown, Will Friedwald, Daniel Goldmark, Irwin Chusid, David Harrington (KRONOS QUARTET), and more. LISTEN HERE: http://wzbc.org/ -or- tune your boombox to 90.3 FM.

http://raymondscott.blogspot.com/2012/10/live-wzbc-radio-special-with-irwin.html"

via Jeff E. Winner on Facebook

Update via Jeff E. Winner in the comments: "• LISTEN HERE: The show can now be streamed from its permanent home: http://briancarpenter.net/content/radio-webcasts-imaginationandinnovation.html"

Access Virus B Ambient Drone

Beautiful melodic ambient drone instrumental music arpeggiator soundscape (Access Virus B synth)

Published on Nov 14, 2012 by synth4ever

"Beautifully lush, relaxing, atmospheric instrumental ambient space music drone soundscape -- performed & improvised live on Access Virus B synthesizer.

Created using 2 sine/square wave oscillators, delay, filter/envelope adjustments, resonance and a simple repeating arpeggiator pattern.

All sounds you hear were played live and manipulated in real-time, no external processing. Excerpt taken from a longer 30 minute session. Hope you enjoy.

For more:
http://synth4ever.bandcamp.com -- download tracks or buy album
http://www.facebook.com/synth4ever.music
http://www.soundcloud.com/synth4ever
http://www.youtube.com/synth4ever"

Gotharman Proto

Published on Nov 15, 2012 by gotharman

www.gotharman.dk

The Analog Lab NYC-Yamaha SY20

The Analog Lab NYC-Yamaha SY20 | Op.9 No.1 Prelude for the Left Hand-Alexander Scriabin

Published on Nov 15, 2012 by TheAnalogLab

"A Yamaha SY20 that was recently repaired by The Analog Lab in NYC.

The Yamaha SY20 is an analog mono synth that came out in 1982 AFTER Yamaha released the DX7. It is a surprisingly complex and expressive synth. The SY20 is incredibly rare. It was originally intended to be an "educational" synth for use in learning synthesis. It even has a transposition knob with all 12 notes in the chromatic scale that allows you to transpose up to one octave. This allows you to play the same thing in a different key and not worry about transposing. And the filter sounds awesome. Features include:

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DUBFIRE R2D PRO PERCUSSION DRUM SYNTH

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Published on Oct 31, 2012 by Zuluworrior90

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"This is a custom built Drum synth based on the classic DS7 Schematic .built from quality components on a printed PCB. no timer chips inside.. this is all analogue circuity and sounds wonderfully warm. built into a rugged ABS enclosure..triggered either from the built in pad pickup or from an external drum pad.

The controls are as follows:
ON/OFF switch with ultra bright U.V. indication light
TUNE POT - controls the pitch of the oscillator

FREQUENCY POT - controls the speed/rate of the LFO
MODULATION POT - controls the depth of the LFO
DECAY POT - controls the length of the sound
SWEEP POT - controls the range of the oscillator sweep
VOLUME POT - controls the output gain
TRIGGER PAD - mounted on the front face plate

PAD SELECT SWITCH - switches between the internal mounted pad or an external drum pad

LIMITED EDITION GOLD AND BLACK MATT FINISH

The output is via a 1/4 inch mono Jack at the front of the unit
Can be ran either from the included 9V PP3 battery or via 9V DC Transformer (center pin positive)


DESIGNED AND BUILT BY "DUBFIRE SOUND WORKS" QUALIFIED ELECTRICAL ENGINEER. TRIED AND TESTED ON SOME THE U.Ks TOP REGGAE SOUND SYSTEMS

this versatile little synth can create many interesting percussive and melodic effects simply by manipulating the controls and hitting the pad.. many of the classic jah shaka and tubbys effects used in early dub reggae can be attained.. really sounds so nice when plugged into a delay and re verb.."

EKO P15 Ekosynth Vintage Analogue Synthesizer

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"Eko P15 Vintage Analogue Synthesizer, made in Italy in 1979."

SEQUENTIAL CIRCUITS DRUMTRAKS SN 1262

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000 Sampler SN 0190 with Original Box & Disks

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"Sequential Circuits Prophet 3000 Sampler.- With survival kit-

The 3000 is the last unit that Sequential Circuits produced.


From the Wine Country website--- The 2-Meg Prophet 3000 was SEQUENTIAL's last Prophet. It delivers 10.6 seconds of 16-bit stereo sampling at a rate of 48 kHz, or 21.2 seconds in mono. It is recognized as the world's easiest to operate digital sampler --

Sample rates selectable from 16--32--44.1--48 kHz.

The survival kit that I have includes:--I-625,,-I-627,,I-628,,I-629,,I-630

Also Included is a large library of factory and personal disks.--Manual included.

Chior and Strings, Performance Set, Stereo Effects, Nylon and steel string guitar, Acoustic Bass, Prophet 10, Prophet VS, Xpander, Roland U220, other misc disks"

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Sequential Circuits DRUMTRAKS with Factory & TR-808 EPROMs

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V.5 firmware (latest version) installed.
Factory SCI EPROMs.
TR-808 EPROMs for Kick, Snare/rim, Hats & Percussion.
Printed manuals (service & user).

Pics of the inside & EPROMS below.

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YAMAHA CS20, CS40, CS5, CS15, CS15D & Roland SH2 Brochures

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YAMAHA CS20-CS40 & Roland SH2 via this auction

YAMAHA CS5-CS15-CS15D via this auction.

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360 Systems Spectre Guitar Synthesizer

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Based on the Oberheim SEM.

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ROLAND Juno-60 SN 242285

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tokywax (RSS)

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Frostwave Resonator KORG MS-20 Filter Clone

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"This is a clone of the unique and beautiful sounding filter found in the famous Korg MS-20 analog Synth. The heart and soul of the Korg MS-20 was its filter and here it is inside the Frostwave Resonator.

The Frostwave Resonator itself has now become a classic and is highly sought after. It is no longer made and hasn't been in production for a few years. This amazing filter will only appreciate in value over the coming years.

This will fit perfectly into an analogue synth setup. If you are a guitarist, you can use it as an FX pedal but you'll need to manually sweep the controls or attach a CV pedal to one of the CV inputs to get a lovely analogue sweep.

If you have a modular synth or are just looking to expand your Moog Voyager for instance, this filter will give your synth that unmistakable sound of the Korg. It features 4 CV control inputs at the back as well as the audio input and output jacks. It comes with an Australian power adapter."

MOOG THE SOURCE with Mods

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VINTAGE SIMMONS ELECTRONICS DIGITAL CLAP TRAP

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Access Virus Indigo II Synthesizer

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Ellipsynth for iOS

Published on Nov 14, 2012 by jhhlapps

"If you make Ellipsynth monophonic (by setting the polyphony to 1), it's pretty easy to make a sound scrubber. You can actually do this polyphonically as well, but it's easier to control with just one voice. Here, I'm not playing with the pitch or the playback speed too much, but you can see what that might get you."

"With Ellipsynth, you can stretch and retune fists full of audio in real time. Ellipsynth is a realtime polyphonic granular synthesis instrument.
It can import and export audio, as well as record. It's like a hyped up granular version of my 'synthicity itself' app."

iTunes:
Ellipsynth - Henry Lowengard
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ONOMATOPEE W.C.M.I.I.W.Try #3: HH

Published on Nov 15, 2012 by ggijs

http://www.onomatopee.net/project.php?progID=578df74e6e458317063a9c89c66f9a94...

"Exhibition with; Algorithm SA-5 #1, 3Trins, Gameboy generative, Gameboy reboot, Analog HD2, Gameboy bricks exploded in a box, and All the Hard Soft Synths ever made (if not available in picture form)."

1979 ARP Odyssey Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the full write-up.


"ARP Odyssey "...and a summer full of music" full page colour advertisement from page 5 in the August 1979 issue of Contemporary Keyboard."

Custom Synthesizer Coffee Mugs

Published on May 29, 2012 by madebymemugs

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Be sure to see the listings for more synths. I only captured images for the following:

Roland TR-707
Roland TR-808
Roland SH-32
Alesis Andromeda A6
Em-u SP-1200
DSI Roger Linn Tempest
Roland JD-800
Roland CR-78 CompuRhythm
Novation UltraNova

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Jamming with MonoTribe, BeatMaker2 and Ultranova - Unoriginal Groove

Published on Nov 15, 2012 by Khantipol Kasemsant

"Jamming with Korg MonoTribe, BeatMaker2 (on the iPad) and Novation Ultranova"

iTunes:
BeatMaker 2 - INTUA
monotribes on eBay
Ultranovas on eBay

DinSync.info Rig and Wetterberg

Published on Nov 15, 2012 by genxtargetmarket

"The sound of a DinSync rig in relaxed Acid Glory mode."

The USBtribe - USB MIDI for KORG Monotribe

"The USBtribe is a USB MIDI interface built specifically to integrate with the Korg Monotribe Analog Ribbon Station. Connect one to your Monotribe and you can exchange MIDI Note, Controller, Sync and Transport Messages between your synth and your computer directly, via a single USB cable, no 1980s DIN MIDI connectors required. The USBtribe will also allow you to power your Monotribe via that same USB cable, eliminating the need for batteries or an external PSU. You get classic Korg analogue sounds with modern USB standard convenience!

Features
● Fully assembled: simply use the included cables to connect the USBtribe to your Monotribe
● May be installed without modification to the Monotribe case
● Plug and Play: the USBtribe appears as a midi port on the host computer
● MIDI Channel 1 (from synth sequencer) & Channel 10 (rhythm sequencer) send MIDI Note ON / OFF messages to external devices from the
Monotribe sequencer
● Front panel knobs and switches variously send Continuous Controllers 1, 7, 11, 16, 17, 80, 81, 82 and 83 out on MIDI channel 1. Record knob
tweaks and switch actions over MIDI
● Functions as a MIDI Clock/Sync Pulse converter using the Monotribe's Sync sockets
● Transport control over MIDI. Start, Stop, Continue external sequencer with front panel buttons
● Modify the synthesizer VCA and LFO modules with standard MIDI Continuous Controller messages 1, 7, 11, 16, 17, 80, 81, 82 and 83 on MIDI
channel 1
● Play synthesizer with MIDI Note ON / OFF messages on channel 1
● Play drum sounds with MIDI Note ON / OFF messages on channel 10
● Transport control over MIDI. Start, Stop, Continue and Sync Monotribe from external sequencer
● Measures 35 mm × 46 mm (1.38" × 1.81")
● Powered via battery,DC supply or USB
● Firmware is user-upgradable via USB

Price

£60.00 plus p+p"

USBtribe Demo via wire to the ear


Published on Nov 14, 2012 by Oliver Chesler
This video is about USBtribe. For photos and more info: http://www.wiretotheear.com/2012/11/14/usbtribe-demo/

The November & October Acid Pattern

The november pattern is from actinid

The track below was made with Phoscyon from d16group.

"20 BPM track - pattern transposed to midi then played at 20 BPM
all drums and sounds triggered by the acid pattern with various midi processing in ableton live
the vocal loop is from interview with spiral tribe member/founder Mark from world traveller adventurer DVD- looped and processed in live."

November acid pattern by DyLABs

The october acid compilation is now up at
http://acidpattern.bandcamp.com/album/october-acid-pattern


"13 mental acid tracks all based on 1 acid pattern
grab it for free
or pay as much as you can afford
its nearly 1 and half hours of acid goodness

happy acid

dylab"

Chimera Synthesis BC-16

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via the listing: "Here is a hard to find item! I was one of the few who actually received their order of this very unique/bizaar modular synthesizer. Very small in size, it is a hybrid (ergo chimera) of Digital (DSP synthesis) and Analog (VCF and interface + potential CV control)... This is a video I made of this very unit a few years ago:"

BC-16 random experimenting

Uploaded by aaasamaaa on Jul 27, 2008

"I was using my microkorg to control the midi input of the ChimeraSynthesis BC-16. The patch was rather simple, mainly exploring timbres of this fun synth."

KORG Performance!!!! - kaossilator 2 + mini kaoss pad 2

Published on Nov 14, 2012 by KORGINC

L : Synthesizer "kaossilator 2" http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Dance/kaossilator2/
R : Effector "mini kaoss pad 2" http://www.korg.co.jp/Product/Dance/minikaosspad2/


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Airway to Africa

Published on Nov 14, 2012 by Ebotronix
4ms Peg RCD
Analogue Systems RS 100 RS 110
Cyndustries ZO Bass
Doepfer A 134 pan by A 143-9
Flame Chord Machine
Grendel Formant Filter
Make Noise Maths Optomix Wogglebug
Malekko 4x AO 4x Uncle
Roland System 104 Sequencer
SSL Orgy
TipTop Audio Z 8000
Toppobrillo Quantimator Sportmodulator TWF
Logic Master clock to Kenton Pro 2000 II
Drums Ultrabeat
FX Boss VF1 Lexicon PCM90 Line6 Echopro TC M3000
SPL Gold Mike Alesis 3630 Aphex Exciter C2

The Sickness by Sonic Faction

The Sickness - Promo Video

Published on Oct 24, 2012

"ALL SOUNDS IN THIS VIDEO WERE CREATED WITH THE SICKNESS (EXCEPT THE DRUMS).
Available NOW at http://sonicfaction.com/

Introducing The Sickness, the latest bio-weapon for your Ableton Live arsenal. Sonic Faction has taken sampling to obsessive new levels by reconstructing the Access Virus TI as an Ableton Instrument, giving you new levels of melodic mutation for a full on audio assault. The Virus is one of the most sought after modern hardware synths on the planet and now for the first time its available as a virtual instrument in Ableton Live!

PLAY - The Virus reconstructed for Ableton. The Sickness is the first virtual instrument to capture the malevolent soul of the Virus. Sonic Faction sampled every oscillator to re-animate the lethal sounds this synth is known for.

TWEAK - 300+ Killer Presets. The Virus is infamous for its endless library of presets. With The Sickness we redesigned all of our favorite patches in Sampler, giving you unprecedented quality, variety and tweakability.

CONTROL - Next-Gen Step Sequencer for APC40 and Launchpad. The Sickness includes a FREE Max for Live patch that gives you hands-on control. Discover new melodic strains with the advanced Iso Arp."

Additional info:

"Sonic Faction has taken sampling to obsessive new levels by reconstructing the Access Virus as an Ableton Instrument. The Virus is one of the most sought after modern hardware synths on the planet and now for the first time its available as a virtual instrument in Ableton Live! Sonic Faction micro-sampled every individual oscillator and wavetable in the Virus and then rebuilt it from the ground up using Sampler and Ableton’s built in effects. The Sickness comes with 300 killer presets: Unleash infectious leads, filthy basses, and ill arpeggios like a crazed lunatic - or synthesize your own toxic concoctions. It also includes a custom Max for Live patch for hands-on genetic step sequencing. With all this raw power in one synth, The Sickness will have you foaming at the mouth.

The Sickness Key Features:

- The Virus completely reconstructed for Ableton Live.

- Each oscillator and wavetable meticulously micro-sampled

- Faithfully reproduces the fat, aggressive and dirty sounds of the Virus.

- Flexible architecture for modifying sounds on the fly.

- Unprecedented sound quality, variety and tweakability.

- 300+ Killer Presets.

Includes a FREE Max for Live Step Sequencer patch:

- Custom made for APC40 and Launchpad.

- Draw new lead sequences and chords.

- Play within any scale or key.

- Modulate any parameter on The Sickness.

- Save & Recall patterns in realtime.

- Iso-Arp mode generates new melodic strains and advanced arpeggios.

- Multi-Device/Multi-Controller Support - Use 1 controller on multiple tracks or up to 6 controllers on multiple tracks.

Get The Sickness now at http://www.sonicfaction.com/sickness.html

Water Color Music

Published on Nov 6, 2012

"Homemade music and visuals"

Alesis Ions on eBay

THE HARVESTMAN DOUBLE ANDORE as a synth

Published on Nov 14, 2012

"using THE HARVESTMAN DOUBLE ANDORE as a synth"

Spektrumsynth: New Features

Published on Nov 14, 2012

"Initially based on the Reaktor Oki Computer Factory Instrument by James Walker Hall and Timothy Lamb, this semi-modular device includes stacked macros, S+H, 2 arpeggiators, 12 envelopes, 6 step-sequencers, 2 multi-breakpoint EGs, 16 syncable LFOs, 36 patchers, FM, oscillator sync, separate polyphonic panning for 7 individual audio paths, multiwave/wave-table/granular synthesis, 9 filters, 3 independent portamento processors, CC-1 recorder, patcher range modulation (unipolar and bipolar) for Macro control and many presets."

Madrona Labs Aalto Version 1.3 Now Available

"A year in the making, Aalto version 1.3 is now available on the website!

If you're reading this, you probably know what Aalto is all about. Veteran producers, modular fanatics, and neophytes alike have been praising Aalto for its sound quality and usability since its release. Now, in response to a year of user feedback and extensive testing, Aalto 1.3 has many new features and a few important bug fixes:

- redesigned, rewritten, vector-based, smoothly resizeable UI
- DSP optimizations
- Open Sound Control input for Soundplane / t3d format controllers
- fixed key stealing in Ableton Live
- fixed Fxpansion RTAS wrapper compatibility
- improved dial / mouse wheel ballistics
- fixed Logic noise burst bug of doom
- sync by ratios to host sequencer
- added MIDI program change automation
- store window location / num / anim prefs with saved data, not patch
- fix startup / shutdown issues affecting Max/MSP, Reaper
- KEY: added two MIDI modulation outputs
- KEY: rearranged knobs for Soundplane/t3d switch
- SEQ: added random sequence button
- SEQ: added steps signal input
- SEQ: allow fine delay time changes in steps of 0.1
- ENV: increased attack, decay ranges
- ENV2: added delay, attack signal inputs
- LFO: add level signal input
- OSCILLATOR: fix linear pitch input range
- patcher: fixed sticky signal displays
- patcher: display bipolar signals as absolute

Aalto 1.3 is a free upgrade for all licensed Aalto owners. If you already own a copy of Aalto, simply log in to your Madrona Labs account and click “My Downloads” to see the new links. If you don't see the “My Downloads” section in the upper right after you log in, it probably means you were a very early customer. If that happens, please let me know and I'll sort it out for you.

An Aalto license is $99 US and includes all future 1.x upgrades as well as Mac and Windows versions. Since this upgrade is free, new purchases are the only way I'm funding the development—if you value the upgrade and you want to support my efforts, please spread the word so I can write more cool stuff.

I plan to release another minor upgrade relatively soon, with a bunch of new patches showing off the new features. I would like to add many more user patches with that package, so if you would like to contribute some, please get in touch!

Until next time,
Randy"

1978 ROLAND RS-505 PARAPHONIC STRINGS SN 770728

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Alesis Andromeda A6 Analog Synthesizer

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Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 SN 5729 with MIDI

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the underground symphony

the underground symphony part 1

Published on Nov 14, 2012

"the first part of the underground symphony: the main instrument is a modified yamaha pss-100, a real surprising and wonderful creation by squidfanny (http://www.youtube.com/user/squidfanny/featured ), the roland gaia synth and a piano connected to korg kaoss pad 2 for some sampling effects."

squidfanny on eBay (RSS)

the underground symphony part 2


the underground symphony part 3


the underground symphony part 4

Cross Platform Joyride - Buchla & Synthesizers.com

Published on Nov 14, 2012

"Yes - very chaotic cross patching between Buchla and Moog style analog modular synths........ most timbre & pitch controlled by a Buchla format Joystick Controller I'm building right now."

DIY Synthesizer & Sequencer with Keyboard

Published on Nov 14, 2012

"The knobs of a home-made synth are tweaked while it plays a sequence of notes (Syncuino DIY 16-step sequencer, see link below)."

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https://sites.google.com/site/synthaquarium/
http://chemiker1981.blogspot.de/

Gestrument for iPad

Published on Oct 21, 2012

"Gestrument - the revolutionary gesture based instrument"

Playlist:
Gestrument - Overview
Gestrument - Tutorial 1 (Pitch and rhythm)
Gestrument - Tutorial 2 (Dynamics)
Gestrument - Tutorial 3 (Instruments)
Gestrument - Tutorial 4 (Scale morph)
Gestrument - Tutorial 5 (Pulse density)

iTunes:
Gestrument - Jesper Nordin
iPads on eBay, on Amazon

"Gestrument - the revolutionary gesture instrument! Swipe your finger to play - it has never been easier to make music!

LAUNCH OFFER! Gestrument is offered at this discounted price until January 10:th 2013

See videos and read more about Gestrument on www.gestrument.com

Developed by Jesper Nordin (www.jespernordin.com) and Jonatan Liljedahl (www.kymatica.com)

• Play and compose music with the swipe of your finger
• An intuitive tool for composers in all genres
• Generate music within defined scales and rhythms
• The ultimate tool for making truly new music in any genre
• Improvise freely within a fully controlled musical framework
• Use the internal GM sound bank or your favorite MIDI synthesizer
• Use Gestrument to control other iOS apps or external MIDI programs through a MIDI interface or Network MIDI
• Create and save your own presets and share with your friends or download new presets from www.gestrument.com

Improvise or compose within the scales and rhythms you choose. Use parameters like pulse density, scale morphing, rhythm randomness or pitch fluctuation to find new paths for your musical expression and creativity. Use the tutorials or define your own settings to fit the musical style you want to play and compose in. Play on up to eight instruments at once - all with different individual settings.

Gestrument works equally well for rhythmic music or sweeping soundscapes, for solo melodies or chord blocks, for long lines or short staccatos. It can help you make music in whichever genre you can imagine.

Gestrument works directly with its built in sounds and is therefore perfect for the amateur or beginner who wants to make music in an intuitive way. But it is first and foremost built for professional musicians and composers who can work with the settings to build advanced theoretical frameworks that they can later improvise or compose within."

iTunes:
Gestrument - Jesper Nordin
iPads on eBay, on Amazon